News: Thornton should be available for Saturday's game against the Bulls, Tim Kempton of suns.com reports.

Impact: Thornton doesn't figure to see a major uptick in minutes due to the recent trade, but it's still worth keeping an eye on his role with the Suns.

Rotowire: Feb 20 / 9:33a ET

News: Thornton will not be available any earlier than Saturday's game against Chicago, Paul Coro of azcentral.com reports.

Impact: Thornton was traded from the Celtics to the Suns on Thursday, and he'll take his physical Friday afternoon. It's not entirely clear how the trade will affect Thornton's role, but there probably won't be a huge difference.

Rotowire: Feb 19 / 2:45p ET

News: Thornton was traded from the Celtics to the Suns on Thursday, Paul Coro of the Arizona Republic reports.

Impact: The Suns overhauled their backcourt, sending Goran Dragic to Miami and Isaiah Thomas to Boston. Thornton will step in as the projected third shooting guard behind Brandon Knight - acquired from the Bucks - and Gerald Green. He averaged 8.9 points per game in just over 16 minutes as a member of the Celtics and projects to put up similar numbers with his new team.

Impact: That's four straight games with at least 14 points and three three-pointers for Thornton heading into the All-Star break, who's averaging 13.1 points, 3.5 boards, 2.6 threes and 1.1 steals over his last eight games. If you need help in threes and steals, Thornton could be worth snapping up if he doesn't cool off during the All-Star break.

Impact: He has averaged 16.0 points in 19 minutes a game over his last two. Prior to that he failed to score in double-digits in four straight. Coach Brad Stevens has only played Thornton more than 23 minutes one time this season. If he could garner more consistent minutes, Thornton could be a viable option but that remains to be seen.